How does the Kindle handle the great outdoors? - Page 5

littlestar · 06-09-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I would bring it with me on a canoing trip. I have several water proof stuff sacks that go on all of our camping trips. Water proof stuff sacks are the type of thing that I think anyone who does any type of camping, car, backpacking, or whatever, should have with them. You don't know when it is going to rain so your emergency supplies should be kept in a waterproof stuff sack. Picking up one for storing electronics makes a certain amount of sense to me.

I guess I am strange.

that is a good idear.

littlestar · 06-09-2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

^ what do you think?

idol

littlestar · 06-10-2011, 10:01 PM

Just be careful and avoid breaking it. I Think it is not so flimsy
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Wielki_Imperator · 06-11-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ShanMcG

So with the summer firmly on our doorsteps I'm thinking about what I have planned in the next few months.....camping!

I took my Kindle for a day at the beach. Had it in a plastic bag with a zip (ziploc?) thrown to backpack. Reading at the beach was great. No sand whatsoever, no problems.

SamTCat · 06-12-2011, 12:59 AM

FWIW, we did research in the Antarctic and camped for 5 weeks. One member of our group had a Kindle while another member had a Sony Reader. Both e-readers worked fine the entire time.

Panda Rose · 06-12-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Wielki_Imperator

I took my Kindle for a day at the beach. Had it in a plastic bag with a zip (ziploc?) thrown to backpack. Reading at the beach was great. No sand whatsoever, no problems.

Ahh. I was wondering about sand across the screen. However, its another thing to worry about when you go for a swim!

ProfCrash · 06-12-2011, 08:48 AM

There are water proof covers for Kindles. I have one that I use when I am at the beach. Then again, I don't take my Kindle into the water when I am swimming and normally dry off before reading again. If I was on a canoe I would put the kindle in a water proof bag and a water proof stuff sack. Double the protection.

littlestar · 06-12-2011, 10:24 PM

All the information above shows that the kindle is strong.

Namekuseijin · 06-12-2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

if you've ever tried taking a netbook out in direct sunlight you know that the screen is almost unreadable. E-ink is totally different.

indeed. That's why I always try to find me a comfy shadow spot nearby while my kindle friends can read under Gobi's sun all day long. Makes me... envy?

Namekuseijin · 06-12-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SamTCat

FWIW, we did research in the Antarctic and camped for 5 weeks. One member of our group had a Kindle while another member had a Sony Reader. Both e-readers worked fine the entire time.

the pages did not freeze?

Jessica Lares · 06-13-2011, 12:42 AM

I dropped mine on its back on the grass after shooting this picture. Luckily it only chipped a bit on the top left. Nothing else, I'll probably forget about it.

It did hold up in the 99 F heat though.

Panda Rose · 06-13-2011, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda Rose

Ahh. I was wondering about sand across the screen. However, its another thing to worry about when you go for a swim!

No, not to take swimming! but to leave on the beach whilst you take a swim.

Namekuseijin · 06-13-2011, 07:43 AM

and to see it taken away by thieves, seagulls or waves when you come back...

SamTCat · 06-13-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

the pages did not freeze?

It was in the Antarctic spring. Most electrical items do fine for short periods if the temps are above -10 C. Plus, the e-readers were used inside our tents, not outdoors. The devices were stored in coolers with bottles of warm water overnight, along with any other electrical items, like laptops.

The Kindle is fairly robust as long as it doesn't get wet. Humidity, of course, is a non-issue in the Antarctic since the relative humidity is so very low. (It's drier than the Sahara Desert.) You would have to worry about using a Kindle in the cold in other places because of condensation.

ProfCrash · 06-13-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

and to see it taken away by thieves, seagulls or waves when you come back...

I have taken my Kindle with me to many a beach and not had it stolen.

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06-10-2011, 10:01 PM	#63
littlestar Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 926 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle dx	Just be careful and avoid breaking it. I Think it is not so flimsy .

06-12-2011, 12:59 AM	#65
SamTCat Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle 3	FWIW, we did research in the Antarctic and camped for 5 weeks. One member of our group had a Kindle while another member had a Sony Reader. Both e-readers worked fine the entire time.

06-12-2011, 08:48 AM	#67
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	There are water proof covers for Kindles. I have one that I use when I am at the beach. Then again, I don't take my Kindle into the water when I am swimming and normally dry off before reading again. If I was on a canoe I would put the kindle in a water proof bag and a water proof stuff sack. Double the protection.

06-12-2011, 10:24 PM	#68
littlestar Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 926 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle dx	All the information above shows that the kindle is strong.

06-13-2011, 12:42 AM	#71
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	I dropped mine on its back on the grass after shooting this picture. Luckily it only chipped a bit on the top left. Nothing else, I'll probably forget about it. It did hold up in the 99 F heat though.

06-13-2011, 07:43 AM	#73
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	and to see it taken away by thieves, seagulls or waves when you come back...

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